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Peer Advisors
Study Abroad Peer Advisors
Contact these students to find out more about their study abroad experiences!
Our Peer Advisor Coordinators have been selected to coordinate any volunteers and create programming for our Peer Advisors. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact them at email@example.com. Our selected PA Coordinators for 2013-2014 are Katelyn Cunniff and Danielle Tringali.
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Bond University, Australia
Shannon Connor, 2015
Studied at: Bond University, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Corporate Finance and Accounting/ Global Studies
What was your favorite local gem to go to? My favorite local gem to go to was the The Hub. It was in Market Square right next to our form. We would always go here to eat really good food and play various board games. This location is perfect because it is right near the lake that I ran around over the semester and people were so friendly!
Taylor Gallagher, 2014
Studied at: Bond University, Spring 2013
Major/Minor: Accounting, LSM in Global Perspectives
#1 Piece of advice for students studying abroad:Disconnect with technology! It is so easy to get wifi and still iMessage, Skype and Facebook message all the time but don't! It will hinder your ability to go out and meet people. I chose to disconnect as much as possible and I knew others who didn't and completely regret it now. These friends, boyfriends, girlfriends and family will still be there when you get back!
Paige Wilde, 2015
Studied at: Bond University, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Corporate Finance and Accounting/ Law minor
Why should Bentley students study abroad? Bentley students should all be encouraged to study abroad to increase their communication, navigational, and organizational skills. By being divulged in a culture different to their own, Bentley students are able to learn to adapt to an unfamiliar environment and embrace the cultural differences. While studying abroad students learn to manage their finances in varying currencies and also how to budget their money. All of these skills are skills that can help a student in their everyday life and also help them in the future in the workplace.
RMIT, Australia
Katelyn Cunniff, 2014*
Studied at: RMIT, Fall 2012
Alanah Jones, 2015
Studied at: RMIT University, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Eco-Fi, Minor in Marketing
What was one of your most meaningful experiences and why? My most meaningful experience while abroad was building my friendships with people who I knew from nowhere but all of a sudden became my family. I was lucky enough to have had formed such strong ties with seven people from four different countries, all with different views and cultures. Of course, it was incredibly eye opening to constantly be surrounded by such diversity. But, I wouldn't have had it any other way because each of these people made a special impact on me and I will do my best to make sure I preserve the bond.
WU Wien, Austria
George Vartanov, 2015
Studied at: WU Wien, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Corporate Finance and Accounting, Global Perspectives LSM
What was your favorite local gem to go to? Apart from the university campus where many of the local students and exchange students hung out, my local gem would be a place called Pizzeria Mafiosi. It was located five minutes from my apartment and was a perfect place to get dinner with my friends. My old friends from Bentley and my new ones from Vienna spent around an hour and a half at least once a week here. Located a little outside the city center, this was my local gem that I introduced to many of my friends and I will surely visit when I return for a trip to Vienna.
Vesalius College, Belgium
|Jeff Breault, 2014
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Studied at: Vesalius College, Fall 2012
Major/Minor: Marketing, Ethics and Social Responsibility LSM / IDCC
#1 Piece of advice for students studying abroad: Take time to get to know your host city. I was eager to travel as soon as I got to Brussels and spent a lot of my time traveling. As much as I felt like Brussels was my home, I recognized that I hadn't spent a lot of time getting to know more about it. I spent the last three weeks doing everything there is to do in Brussels. I don't regret traveling to so many places, I just wish I had spent more time in Brussels earlier in my stay.
CIEE Sao Paulo, Brazil
Terrance Balkaran, 2015
Studied at: CIEE Sao Paulo, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Science of Sustainability, minor in Economics
What is your #1 piece of advice for students studying abroad? My number one piece of advice is to NOT be afraid to let your experiences shape you. Furthermore, the student studying abroad should not feel as if they cannot make their new country a home. This is the best way to enjoy your experience abroad. You have to be open minded about everything, and try everything. It isn't worth the travel and the hassle, if you're not prepared to immerse yourself into the culture, especially if you're going away to a country where speaking their language is a must. Learning and speaking the language is key to unlocking a greater understanding of the culture at hand, and without understanding the culture and language of a nation, you will feel as if you have lost a key aspect of studying abroad.
Lucas DeBarros, 2014
Studied at: CIEE Sao Paulo, Spring 2013
Major/Minor: Marketing/Management
What was your favorite local gem to go to ? There was a little bar outside of our school called "Nos Terra." It translated to "our land." The waiters and owner we friendly and always treated us amazingly. We always had a good time and it offered a wonderful way to distress after an exam, test, quiz, or class. It is somewhere where I made plenty of memories and somewhere I will never forget.
Paul Garrido, 2015
Studied at: CIEE Sao Paulo, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: CIS Major
What was one of your most meaningful experiences and why? One of my most meaningful experiences abroad was volunteering to teach students from the periphery of Sao Paulo, in the favelas. I was able to understand firsthand what life in these poverty-stricken areas was like and it was unbelievably eye-opening. Many, if not all, had less than what would be considered a necessary for living, nevertheless, these children were ecstatic by this brief amount of time we spent helping and talking with them. This made me realize how incredibly fortunate I was to be a student at Bentley and be able to participate in that study abroad program. Despite it was me helping them, I think what that experience did for me in return was much greater; it facilitated my decision for what to pursue as a career, managing non-profit organizations.
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
|Chelsea Lines, 2014
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Studied at: CBS, Fall 2012
Major/Minor: Marketing, LSM Media Arts & Society
#1 Piece of advice for students studying abroad: Attend all the events your abroad program sets up for you! They are a great way to meet other exchange students and to put yourself out there.
Kristen Sloan, 2014
Studied at: CBS, Spring 2013
Major/Minor: Accountancy/Math
What do you wish you had done differently? I wish I had traveled more extensively within my host country! I traveled throughout Europe (visiting nine other countries) but I would have liked to see more of Denmark, particularly the western coast.
The American College of Thessaloniki, Greece
|Gillian Paradis, 2014
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Studied at: American College of Thessaloniki, Spring 2013
Major/Minor: Marketing, LSM in Health and Industry
What was your favorite local gem to go to ? My favorite place in Thessaloniki was the boardwalk. It was only a five minute walk from the apartment building where I was living. I loved going running there and taking walks at night with my friends. The sunsets there were amazing and when I think about Thessaloniki now, I think about the boardwalk.
IES Milan, Italy
|Taylor Gardner, 2014
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Studied at: IES Milan, Fall 2012
Major/Minor: Finance/Global Studies
What was your most memorable experience abroad? The most memorable experience abroad was being able to learn about the Italian culture and experience first-hand the lifestyle of the people in Milan. I loved going to outdoor street markets and interacting with the Milanese people, seeing the fresh food, and speaking the language.
|Nick Peras, 2014
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Studied at: IES in Milan, Fall 2012
Major/Minor: Economics and Finance, LSM in Global Perspectives
What was your favorite local gem to go to? The kebab place down the street. By the end of the semester they would cheer every time I entered the restaurant and all greet me with a smile.
John Cabot University, Italy
|Sara Eldemery, 2014
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Studied at: John Cabot University, Fall 2012
Major/Minor: Management/ Psychology
What was your most memorable experience abroad? My first day there, me and some other study abroad students went exploring and climbed a huge hill that ended up having an amazingly beautiful overhead view of the whole city of Rome. Standing there and realizing that this got to be our home for four months was mesmerizing.
|Krista Hakala, 2014
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Studied at: John Cabot University, Spring 2013
Major/Minor: Marketing, LSM Global Perspectives
What do you wish you had done differently? I wish I had spent more time with my peers that were local outside of the classroom, so that they could show me the best places in town. Getting to know your home city is great, but finding someone your own age that will challenge you to not only speak the language, but also show you're their favorite spots is something worthwhile. That way, you can see what people your own age are doing in that country and see what they find exciting
Ashley Henderson, 2015
Studied at: John Cabot University, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Finance, Law minor
What was your favorite local gem to go to? My favorite local gem to go to was Café Settimiano. Every morning and afternoon I would go in and get a cappuccino or espresso before class. The café was small but the people that worked there were so friendly and helpful. The best part was their coffee and foods were homemade, delicious and very inexpensive.
Lorenzo de'Medici, Italy
Catie Bello, 2015
Studied at: Lorenzo de'Medici, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Accounting/Global Perspectives, CIS minor
What was your favorite local gem to go to? My favorite local gem is Trattoria Palle d'oro. I frequently visited the front part of this restaurant where they made sandwiches or Panini for lunch. They had an assortment of fresh Italian meats and cheeses and the guy behind the counter would make whatever you wanted for only 3 euro. The best part about it was that it was always flooded with locals. All of the employees only spoke in Italian, but they weren't rude to me because I was not Italian. I loved this because at most places they would speak English to you even if you were trying to speak to them in Italian. I loved Palle d'oro because I would feel a little bit like a local every time I went.
|Alli Celli, 2014
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Studied at: Lorenzo de'Medici, Fall 2012
#1 Piece of Advice: Take advantage of the country you are in, embrace the language and the culture, and enjoy every minute!
|Melanie Fabiano, 2014
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Studied at: Lorenzo de'Medici, Fall 2012
Major/Minor: Marketing/Non Profit Organizations
What do you wish you had done differently? I wish I had been more confident speaking Italian.
London School of Economics, England
Chanel Batiste, 2014
Major/Minor: Managerial Economics
Studied at: London School of Economics, Summer 2012
What was your favorite local gem to go to? I stayed in Rosebury Hall where there was a little restaurant called "Little Bay." It was family owned and they had delicious French food. Thankfully, the Olympics were going on (I'm also pictured with the gold medalist of the decathlon, Ashton Eaton!), so everything was half priced on the menu. Also, Primark on Bond street is the best clothing store I have ever been to!
|Kunaal Lachmandas, 2014
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Studied at: London School of Economics, 2012-2013
Major/Minor: Economics and Finance
#1 piece of advice for students studying abroad: My #1 piece of advice is to not compare your study abroad experience with your Bentley experience. At first, I was always comparing LSE to Bentley and getting frustrated at some of LSE's policies. However, I soon realized that being in a different country, things were bound to be different. I knew that leaving LSE was not a viable option and that I had to make the best of my experience. Once I stopped making comparisons, I found myself more content with LSE and I began to truly enjoy my study abroad experience.
|Chris Orihuela (see Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Royal Holloway University of London, England
Kathlene-Nikki Caprial, 2015
Studied at: RHUL, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Finance/ Computer Information Systems
What do you wish you had done differently? Personally, I wish that I had gone out more with my friends that actually would go to University all three years. I found myself staying in more often because I was too tired or had work to do. But at the end of my time there, I felt like I did not go out enough with them to truly make a strong bond. I did have nights in with my flat mates and friends that I made, but I feel I somewhat missed out on a different side of London.
Lindsay Veilleux, 2015
Studied at: RHUL, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Eco-Fi, LSM in Health and Industry
What was your favorite local gem to go to?
There was a pub across the street from campus, called the Monkey's Forehead, where all the students would go on Monday nights. I loved going because it was where I bonded with some of my classmates outside of the classroom and was a great way to meet other students, both international ones and ones from other areas of Great Britain. It definitely made me feel more like a member of campus life and was a nice tradition for all of us to look forward to at the start of each week.
University of Mannheim, Germany
|Lauren Murphy, 2014
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Studied at: University of Mannheim, Fall 2012
Major/Minor: Information Design & Corporate Communication/Marketing, Global Studies
#1 piece of advice for students studying abroad: Keep track of your adventures with a blog! It wasn't always easy to stay on top of updating my blog while abroad but I'm so glad I have a record of my adventures and memories. Remembering everything you do and see isn't as easy as it sounds. It's also really useful for keeping your friends and family updated without having to tell the same stories over and over!
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Aashna Aggarwal, 2015
Studied at: University of Hong Kong, Fall 2013
Major: Information Design & Corporate Communication
What was one of your most meaningful experiences and why? My most meaningful experience came from a class called 'Principles of Entrepreneurship'. We had to come up with a new venture that realistically could be started by a group of college students. My group and I created a food logistics company that would offer late night delivery of food to students. Having all come from universities where such services are available, the 5 of us were surprised over the lack of such a service in Hong Kong. The class had the amazing opportunity to pitch these ideas to a Chinese Venture Capitalist. She seemed very interested in the idea, and we were proud to be the group that she admitted she would most likely invest it.
Corvinus University, Hungary
Radhika Bansil, 2015
Studied at: Corvinus University, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Eco-Fi/ Information Design and Corporate Communications
Why should Bentley students study abroad? Studying abroad is a culturally enriching experience for any student. It provides insight into the lifestyles of different people across the world and broadens the horizons of even the most traveled students. Business students especially benefit from such an experience as we are members of an increasingly global corporate environment. The cultural experience coupled with the unparalleled opportunity for personal growth makes studying abroad a must for Bentley students.
Semester At Sea
Michelle Cucchi, 2015
Studied at: Semester at Sea, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Marketing, Health & Industry LSM, Psychology Minor
What do you wish you had done differently? One thing I wish I had done differently would be attending the nightly seminars on the ship. I didn't start going to them until the middle of the trip and I wish I had gone every night. They were extremely interesting, helpful and educational. My experience was enhanced by going to them, and I regret not going to each of them since the beginning.
Allei Holway, 2015
Studied at: Semester at Sea, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Marketing, Global Perspectives LSM, minor in Management
What is your #1 piece of advice for students studying abroad? The most important piece of advice I could give a student going abroad, whether on Semester at Sea, or any other program, is to not waste a single second of your time. You are only there for 4 months, and in those 4 months, you have the opportunity to make memories that will last you a lifetime. Meet those locals and make long lasting relationships with them, even if it is awkward at first.
|Kathryn Medeiros, 2014
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Studied at: Semester at Sea, Spring 2013
Major/Minor: Managerial Economics with concentration in Management, LSM EEGS
What was one of your most meaningful experiences and why? Throughout the journey, we were to document the economic observations of each country we visited. Naturally, like any college student, I waited until the week before it was due to start. However, my procrastination allowed me to really take in each country we had visited into a comparative analysis which allowed me to see an overview of my entire trip. Moments like talking to a manufacturer in Japan, a poor salesman in Burma who only made $40 a month for his family of six, and the elementary Indian boy who stole my lunch from my hands, I saw the value of my whole trip.
University College Dublin, Ireland
Claire Corbitt, 2015
Studied at: UCD, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Information Design and Corporate Communication, concentration in PR
What is your #1 piece of advice for students studying abroad?
My number one piece of advice for students studying abroad is to go in with no stereotypes. Anything you have heard or read may be completely different from in actuality. The best way to learn about a culture is to find out for yourself, rather than prejudging based on something your friend's aunts cousin once said. Dropping these connotations attached to societies will allow you to learn so much more about the culture and people around you, and in turn learn much more about yourself and the person you're becoming.
Sarah Plis, 2015
Studied at: UCD, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Accounting, minor in Law and Psychology
What is your favorite local gem to go to? St. Stephen's Green. It's a beautiful park in the city center and a really great place to walk through and have lunch outside on a nicer day. There are also small festivities held there occasionally which provide a great insight into the Irish culture. It is also located right by Grafton Street which has a lot of great stores and traditional Irish pubs.
|Kaila Reed, 2014
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Studied at: UCD, Fall 2012
University of Glasgow, Scotland
|Kelly Gaudette, 2014
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Studied at: University of Glasgow, Spring 2013
Major/Minor: Management, LSM Global Perspectives
#1 piece of advice for students studying abroad: Don't be afraid to do things on your own! You might be comfortable with a large group of friends at Bentley, but there's a chance you will not have a set group of friends immediately when you arrive at your new school. If there is something you want to see/visit in your host city, don't be afraid to do it yourself. It's obviously top priority to stay safe when traveling, but if you're in a safe area and are comfortable doing something you should go for it! Don't be held back because others aren't interested in doing exactly what you want.
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
|Lindsay Beauregard, 2014
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Studied at: Nanyang Technological University, Fall 2012
Major/Minor: IDCC and Global Perspectives LSM.
#1 piece of advice for students studying abroad: Go with the flow. You have to be easy going and willing to try new things! If you are too rigid or concrete with your plans you will miss out on some amazing experiences.
Lily Mangkhalakhili, 2015
Studied at: Nanyang Technological University, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Marketing, Media Arts & Society LSM
What do you wish you done differently? I think I should have tried to develop deeper friendships and relationships with local students and faculty. I think I took the easy way out by spending the majority of my time with other exchange students. It's nice to connect with people in the same situation as you, but I should have left that comfort zone to spend more time with local people to get more of a holistic understanding of the country and its people.
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Xavier Acevedo, 2014
Studied at: University of Cape Town, Spring 2013
Major/Minor: Economics-Finance/History
What was your favorite local gem to go to? One of my favorite places to go to eat was Cocoa- Chachi. This place has some of the best breakfast ever. The hot chocolate (not a coffee person) there was the best I've ever had. They also have really good burgers and chips (fries). I would eat both breakfast and lunch here often.
API in Barcelona, Spain
Kyle Grady, 2015
Studied at: API in Barcelona, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Accounting and LSM in Global Perspectives
What was your favorite local gem to go to? My favorite place to eat in the entire world is called Champagneria. You cannot find this dive bar on google maps, but rather walking the streets of Barcelona. This place is known for the awesome Champagne Barcelona, as well as the bocadillos that fill you up. Its awesome food and an awesome environment.
Peter Koopman, 2015
Studied at: API in Barcelona, Fall 2013
Major: Corporate Finance and Accounting
What do you wish you would have done differently? As much as I loved my time abroad and really wouldn't change it, I would say that I wish I did a homestay. I lived in an apartment and it was great but if I could do it again I would try the homestay because students seemed to be more submerged in the culture and pick up the language faster.
CIEE in Sevilla, Spain
Gabrielle Katz, 2015
Studied at: CIEE in Sevilla, International Business and Culture Program, Fall 2013
Major: Marketing
What is your #1 piece of advice for students studying abroad? My number one piece of advice for students studying abroad would be to keep a journal. Writing in a journal is a great way to record this amazing experience because it helps sort through feelings associated with culture shock, serves as a vestige that you will always have to look back on and reminisce, and is a great travel companion during long bus rides. Whether you write in it once a day, once a week, or once a month, you will not regret it!
|Isaac Potvin, 2014
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Studied at: CIEE in Sevilla, Fall 2012
Major: Management
What was your favorite local gem to go to? Plaza de Espana!
Natasha Sankalia, 2015
Studied at: CIEE in Sevilla- Liberal Arts Program, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Corporate Finance and Accounting, Spanish Minor
What was one of your most meaningful experiences and why? One of the reasons I had such a positive study abroad experience was due to the loving host family I lived with. Although my host mom did not speak one word of English (proving to be frustrating at times when I struggled to find my words in Spanish), she was patient, kind, and treated me like her own daughter. I know that my time abroad would not have been the same without his homestay experience, from the casual dinner conversations to being chased around the apartment by my host mom's grandchildren. I coul dnot have asked for a better family to learn and grow with during my time abroad.
Brandi Segala, 2015
Studied at: CIEE in Sevilla, Business and Society, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Information Systems Audit and Control, Minor in Spanish
What do you wish you had done differently? I wish I had Spanish friends earlier in the process. It was a goal of mine from the beginning and I did make four really good friends, but I wish I had more time with them at the level of friendship we ended with. I was a little nervous at first and wasn't presented with many opportunities, but I settled with that. I wish I had searched and pushed a little harder to achieve that goal so our friendships could have been stronger and that I could have experienced more with those girls.
Danielle Tringali, 2014*
Studied at: CIEE in Sevilla, Fall 2012
Major/Minor: Managerial Economics with a Concentration in Law; Minor in Finance
What was your most memorable experience abroad? Interacting with and becoming friends with the locals.
ESADE, Spain
Yunas Reguero, 2014
Studied at: ESADE, Fall 2012
Major/Minor: Economics and Finance, LSM in Global Perspectives
What was your most memorable experience abroad? Having the opportunity of studying different pieces of art from major artists and being able to see them in real life.
Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain
Olivia Graham, 2014
Studied at: Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Fall 2012
Major/Minor: Economics (Concentration in International Business)/ Finance
#1 piece of advice for students studying abroad: My biggest piece of advice is to stay in your city, to get to know everything about it and to love it. I had so many friends that traveled every weekend but never got the feel for their city and home base. While studying in Europe is great because of the close proximity to many famous cities, spending time in your city will give you a great feel for your new home and it will give you the opportunity to meet locals and connect with the culture.
Molly Pickard, 2015
Studied at: Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Fall 2013
Major/Minor: Accounting and LSM in Earth, Environment and Global Sustainability
What was your favorite local gem to go to? My favorite local place to visit was the Rastro Market. In Madrid, the market was held every Sunday. It was a huge market that takes about 2 hours to walk through, and sells everything imaginable. It was so much fun to wake up on Sundays and walk through with friends to see all the vendors and booths.
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
|Ben Dunsmore, 2014
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Studied at: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Fall 2012
|Chris Orihuela, 2014
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Studied at: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Fall 2012 and London School of Economics, Summer 2012
Major/Minor: Economics-Finance
What do you wish you had done differently? I wish I had acted like I did not already know it all before leaving abroad. I would have asked a lot more questions before I left. When I got to both my programs there were many little things which I had to figure out on my own because I hadn't bothered to ask those questions prior to my departure. Another major thing I wish I had done differently is that Bentley has such a large number of exchange students from programs like UPF in Barcelona, and I wished I would have reached out to them prior to leaving. It pays off to know locals where you are studying abroad because they can really make your experience.
|Nathan Marchand, 2014
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Studied at: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spring 2013
Major/Minor: Spanish and Business Studies
What was your favorite local gem to go to? Parc Guell overlooks the city of Barcelona and has breathtaking panoramic views of the city. While Gaudi's famous park is visited by many every day, most people don't have the energy or knowledge to keep climbing to the very top. After winding up the narrow, steep path to the peak, you are greeted with 360 degrees of unobstructed views of Barcelona, the Mediterranean and the surrounding cities and towns. Often times I would be the only one, on top of the city, overlooking the bustling metropolis of nearly 2 million. I would sit there for hours soaking it all in.
|Leo Kontoes, 2014
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Studied at: Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Major/Minor: Economics and Finance
#1 Piece of advice for students studying abroad: Never say no. There are going to be a lot of situations that are intimidating, or downright crazy. But the thrill you will get from doing them is worth it.


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1 Game Suspension!!! Come on Man!!! He didn't even apologize about it. If it was a accident then it would and apologetic Wade that would emerge but instead he stands by " I just reacted".
NBA suspends Heat's Wade for low blow to Bobcats' Sessions
By Ben Golliver
The NBA announced Thursday that Heat guard Dwyane Wade has been suspended one game without pay for "flailing his leg and making contact with the groin of the Charlotte Bobcats' Ramon Sessions" during a Wednesday night game.
Wade will not be available for Miami's game Friday against the Pistons in Detroit. The suspension will cost Wade roughly $156,200 of his $17.2 million salary.
Wade's low blow came after Sessions fouled him near midcourt with the Heat leading the Bobcats 83-79 with 8:14 remaining in the fourth quarter. Miami went on to win the game 105-92.
Sessions appeared to foul Wade intentionally to slow down a potential transition opportunity. Wade initially tried to avoid the contact by dribbling hard to his right but couldn't escape Sessions' grasp. He then followed through with a left kicking motion directly to the groin of Sessions, which caused him to double over. Once back on his feet, Sessions appealed to Wade, as if to ask him why he had done that, and the two exchanged words before an official intervened. The conversation continued for roughly 20 seconds.
No additional fouls — flagrant, technical or otherwise — were assessed aside from Sessions' initial foul.
Wade tweeted on Thursday that the kick wasn't intentional.
"I'm far from being a dirty player and my intent was never to kick Ramon Sessions," Wade wrote. "I just reacted to the contact that I got from him. More than anything, I think of my boys watching me before retaliating toward any player. I'm moving forward and ready to get back on the court in Milwaukee."
The Charlotte Observer reports that Sessions said after the game that he felt the blow was intentional.
"I thought he did it on purpose, and it wasn't called,'' said Sessions, who made seven of 12 shots from the field.
Earlier this season, Celtics guard Rajon Rondo accused Wade of making "dirty plays" during his career.
Video via YouTube user NBACalifornia
He kneed him on purpose and yes, he is a dirty player. He's got away with it before and will continue to do it again--
that cheap-shot would make Meta World Peace proud! He broke a major unwritten rule among men. Even in hockey fights, they don't do that. His image is forever tarnished.
Of course it wasn't called. He's Dwayne Wade and it's the NBA's (read: David Stern's) favorite team. The refs in the NBA are all subject to Stern's whims, and they know who to play favorites to.
SUH AND WADE. what fine role models for our youth. NOT! liberalism is a mental disorder. just look what it did to adam lanza
"Far from being a dirty player" my a**. It's about time he got suspended for something. Two dirty plays against Rondo still stand out to me. Last year, when he punched Rondo in the head, which very likely cost the Celtics their finals appearance. And the year before that when he pulled Rondo down causing his arm to be hyper-extended. Neither foul was called or acted upon by the NBA.
NBA/NFL: Thug land.
I blame Lebron :P
Really difficult to tell if it was intentional. Only Wade knows.
oh please! it was a clear reaction and totally unintentional! besides, ramon got up immediately afterwards! we have all seen wade's fiesty side, and that was entirely unintentional!!! man up ramon!
Not shocked, and now his rep in the league is on full blast. Wade thinks he is too smart and can avoid these type of suspensions. Wade is a class @$$.
I love how the Youtube video they posted is titled "Dwyane Wade kicks Ramon Sessions in the balls..". Very professional SI.
Just one game, or a fully decked out Audi R8.
What a cheap shot...clearly intentional foul to kick him....
Good call by the NBA. Don't know how the refs missed it. I am a D. Wade fan, but that was an obvious kick. Bad acting and behavior on Wade's part.
What he means is that he meant to kick him but his groin got in the way.
just one game. He always gets away with it...
Blaming Wade's groin kick on liberalism is laughable. I think it's you who has the mental disorder. Try thinking for yourself instead of being told how to think and what to believe my some hateful guy on the radio who makes his living shocking audiences.
@s37en Haha... what? Lanza? You mean the guy who was raised by a card-carrying NRA member and registered republican? What does that even have to do with anything? Right-wing nuts have gone off the deep-end.
I'm looking at it objectively without any bias, and I'm not defending Wade. If it's intentional, then Wade is a liar.
I'd lean 80/20 to intentional ... the natural motion of a person's leg (in reacting) would be to kick straight foward and not out sideways.
@Bahia Are you kidding? As if what, his one leg just skipped up and hit a guy in the groin because that's what legs do sometimes when a guy is dribbling?
so, you're saying that when YOU get bumped your body's natural reaction is to send one leg out at a 90 degree angle like some frikkin oompa-loompa ?
it was intentional, no doubt ...
@GEORGE12 Yet Ndamukong Suh got NO suspension for his groin kick.
@Catori_Shadi Who cares, what Suh got to do with this? last i remember Suh is in the N.F.L. and Wade is in the N.B.A. are you saying the nba should have suspended suh?
Grade school?
@brian64 @Catori_Shadi I'm sorry if you are too stupid to tie your own shoe laces, without written instructions, using short words. Controlling violence in a violent sport is even more important than in the NBA. Yet the NFL did not suspend him. Whether Suh should have been suspended, or Wade not, was NOT the issue. I was drawing parallels & the inconsistent response when an adult male assaults another. Now pull your head out your azz & see if your brain still works (if it ever did)

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The Phoenix City Council Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee today heard a proposal for no increases to water and sewer rates for the 2013-14 fiscal year. This follows significant savings and efficiencies within the city's Water Services Department, and marks the first time in 20 years Phoenix residents will see no increases in both water and wastewater rates.
"Phoenix is a leader with providing quality service and infrastructure, and our water and sewer system is a great example," said Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton. "We are able to meet the community's needs, while keeping rates low."
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TELLURIDE - In the past year as it has wrestled with declining tax revenues, the Wilkinson Public Library has been criticized for offering allegedly high salaries and benefits. But a survey conducted by library officials revealed that the library's pay scale and benefits packages are in line with the employees of the Telluride Medical Center, Telluride R-1 School District and the regional governments.
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"The library is .45 percent behind Colorado State's recommended cost of living wage increase in 2014," she told the board, adding that nine employees have left the library in 2012. While this substantial loss helped ease the library's strained budget, it left the library without many of the skills the former staff members provided.
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Lancashire's hopes of a first win in three Friends Provident Twenty20 matches were dashed by North Division leaders Notts Outlaws at Trent Bridge this evening, losing by 26 runs.
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After conceding 50 runs in the first five overs, Lancashire fought back well to restrict the hosts to 157-7 on a slowish pitch thanks to a career best of 4-21 from Sajid Mahmood.
Lancashire then started their chase well, reaching 42-0 after five overs, but slumped to 57-4 as left-arm spinner Samit Patel claimed three wickets in seven balls.
Tom Smith top scored with a run-a-ball 43, and helped recover the innings with a fifth wicket stand of 46 with Nathan McCullum (26), but the Red Rose eventually slumped to 131 all out inside 19 overs.
"It was pretty disappointing," commented Mahmood. "Anything under 160 we were quite confident in getting. We didn't have the best of starts, then didn't get any partnerships later on.
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Mahmood had taken 4-5 in his last two overs, three of his wickets coming in the final five balls of the innings.
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"It's unfortunate when you run into games like that, but sometimes it happens," Reed coach John Phenix said. "That isn't a slight in anyway to Hug. They are a capable ball club and I expect them to turn around and come ready to battle us."
Reed (15-10, 10-7) began pouring it on in the first inning, using its bats and the help of an abundance of Hug mishaps.
After the Hawks retired the first two batters of the game, RHS went to work.
Following a hit by pitch that put Joey Dice safely on base, the Raiders ripped off three consecutive doubles from Mark Nowaczewski, Tyler Starley and Brandon Koszuth to grab a 3-0 edge. By the time the Hawks recorded the final out of the inning, Reed had extended its advantage to 8-0.
In the bottom frame of the first, it looked as though HHS would put together an immediate response, loading the bases with one out. Unfortunately for the Hawks, Reed starting pitcher Thomas Sertic and the Raiders came away unscathed as a strikeout and groundout ended the threat.
Reed added to its edge in the top of the second. Starley laced a leadoff double to the right-center field gap before rounding the bases on a Brett Chaney single. An Austin Dutra double put runners in scoring position for Jonathon Pinto, who promptly roped a two-RBI double to right field.
A dropped fly ball plated two more for the Raiders in the top of third, extending the Blue and Gold's lead to 13-0. Reed then pushed its advantage to 15-0 on another pair of runs in the fourth. In the top half of the fifth, with the result all but final, the Raiders sealed their victory with a five-spot en route to the 20-0 score.
Reed finished with 22 hits in the game, including 10 doubles. Starley led the barrage at the dish, going 2-for-2, both hits good for doubles. Jake Lehman went 3-for-3 while Pinto, Kevin Koszuth and Chris Flores were each 2-for-3. Chaney and Dutra added to the attack with 3-for-5 and 3-for-4 efforts, respectively.
"I thought we did a very good job of putting the ball in play," Phenix said. "I would say 15 or 16 of our hits were very legitimate. They obviously saw the ball well. I liked the way we hit the ball hard and just their approach at the plate. They weren't going for the fences, but just put the ball in play hard."
Sertic earned the win from the bump, striking out 12 over five innings of work.
"Sertic threw well," Phenix said. "He kept his focus and just pitched. He paid no mind to the score and was just awesome out there."
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Given the early-season struggles of incumbent starting netminder Vesa Toskala, speculation is mounting that Jonas Gustavsson could receive his first NHL start as early as Tuesday night when the Leafs face their Ontario rivals, the Ottawa Senators.
Early speculation is Toskala may not be all the way back, mentally or physically, from the groin and hip surgeries he endured last season. While it is obviously far too early to annoint Gustavsson the starter for the rest of the season (he has yet to play a full game in the NHL), it is not unreasonable to expect that in the wake of Toskala's struggles he could receive an extended look, in the form of more early-season starts than were initially planned.


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I have a few questions regarding the various options available for connecting an external DAC to a computer. The first and most common option would be via USB and in that case an item like the Musical Fidelity V-Link is a great, if not essential, little piece of gear. The second option would be via an HDMI output, if the computer/laptop is equipped with this type of connection. Some questions regarding the use of an HDMI connection for digital audio: First are there any DACs, other than those within a A/V receiver/processor equipped with HDMI inputs, which have HDMI digital audio inputs? Are there any way to convert an HDMI to a S/PDIF connection? Second are there any advantages to using an HDMI digital audio output rather than a USB output? The third option would be via a S/PDIF digital audio connection on computers/laptops equipped with such a connection. My desktop computer has a S/PDIF digital audio connection which is built into the motherboard as part of the Realtek ALC888S Audio subsystem. The same question asked above for the HDMI connection also applies here, i.e. are there any advantages to using the S/PDIF digital audio output rather than a USB output? Since there appear to be several ways other than USB to connect a computer/laptop to an external DAC, except for MACs (which seem to live in Appleland all by themselves and have many, many issues regarding audio playback), why is Stereophile's main and only focus on the problematic USB output? I thank you (meaning whoever answers) for your insightful answer.
as well. I suspect the high end is once again way behind the curve regarding equipment that can accept this connection, cepting for perhaps Meridian and other makers of Pre/Pro devices.
Anyway, the home theater crowd is apparently hooking up this way for video and audio with one cable, so I'm curious how this stacks up from a operating system, jitter, ect standpoint for audio only.
Does Foobar, J River ect output through HDMI?
Love to hear from Kal and JA on this.
I haven't measured any HDMI devices but HFN's Paul Miller has and finds it has more - sometimes a lot more - jitter than an S/PDIF connection. The main advantage of HDMI is its video and multichannel audio capabilities. However, it requires handshaking at both ends of the connection, so a standalone HDMI DAC is difficult to implement. THere are HDMI-S/PDIF converters available - see, for example, http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011002&p_id=5557&seq=1&format=2 - but this still requires the HDMI output be connected to a TV or similar.
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of Ayre has stated HDMI is one of the worst protocals for audio, but then again he has that USB dog in the fight.
Thanks JA for answering the part of my original question regarding using HDMI digital audio output but what about using a dedicated S/PDIF digital audio connection versus a USB output?
And of course there are those of us who choose not to use any direct connection of a computer to our audio system by going the music server (e.g. a Squeezebox Touch or Transporter) route.
I purchased a VDAC from Musical Fidelity, which sounds great to me, far better than old CD players as well as DVD players. I use it with a PC laptop and directly into the USB input, but feeding the same files through a PS3, via 1 TB external hard drive, then a Toslink connect to the same VDAC, sounds better and more focused. I suspect buying a VLINK and feeding that to the VDAC will sound better. It is worth a shot at $169, and if I can not hear a difference, one can send it back.
HELPFUL HINTS I have spent hours( acutally months) burning my cd collection to hard disk. I chose WAV files for max fidelity, and used Windows Media Player. All is well unless I try to move the external hard disk to another computer, and I essentially lose all the meta data( album art and track info). Looking back I would have gone with third party software, like J River, or Media Monkey, which deals with the album info, but I BELIEVE one needs to rip the cds Through the software to be able to clean up all the album info.
#2 The Play Station 3 is a fabulous value, even if one plays no games. But the Slim model is very weak in USB power design. I backed up my Music server to a portable hard drive and there is not enough power from the USB. This was confirmed by a phone tech at Western Digital. So I returned the portable and traded for a WD 1 TB Essential with its own wall wart. The PS3 would not acknowledge this drive either. Many forums later, I determined that a powered USB hub might work, AND IT DID. Older PS3's with 4 usb ports work as they should without a powered hub.
Also, if you buy a PS3, they will not recognize an external hard drive, unless it is formated to FAT32. And the Windows version for formating FAT32 will only give you a maximum of 40 Gig partitions. It is a BITCH to find the third party software that will format a large hard drive ( ie 1 TB in a single partition). So here is one from Seatgate( Seagate Disc Wizard). Note that at least one Seagate must be plugged in to the computer to be able to use their format software. I had one Seagate and one WD plugged into my laptop, and was able to format the Western Digital.
Here's a much, much better helpful hint:
When ripping CDs on to a hard drive don't use wav, use flac instead. There is absolutely no difference in fidelity between wav and flac (and anyone who says otherwise is just pissed off because they fell for the old "Magic Clock" nonsense and they want revenge). In addition flac files have these advantages over wav files:
1) flac files are about 40% to 45% smaller than wav files.
2) flac files can be tagged and this metadata will not be lost since it is embedded in the file itself.
3) flac file tags can be edited at any time, not just when the file is originally created.
4) flac file tags can be read by any media player or device which can play flac files.
In other words, you can rip your CDs to flac files using one program and play back the flac files using a different program. For example I rip my CDs to flac files using dbPowerAmp and play the flac files using my Squeezebox Transporter. The Transporter playing a ripped flac file sounds as good as the McCormack UDP-1 playing the original CD.
The original PS3 measured <150ps jitter while the new PS3 Slim measured <500ps(What Hi-Fi) from the toslink output, both playing CD. The advantage is that a long ethernet cable can be used as well as wireless without impacting the sound due to the large buffer - you can actually unplug the ethernet cable and the music will continue for a couple of seconds. The PS3 Slim may measure similar to the original if streaming using a DLNA server, ie PS3 Media Server, instead of playing a CD.
My comparison of my Macbook Pro using toslink with PureMusic left me preferring the PS3 as a source to my DAC1 in many cases. I understand the toslink output on the Macbook has high jitter but using PureMusic in Memory Mode and Hog Mode does improve/change the sound over iTunes alone but overall the PS3 sounds cleaner. PureMusic without Hog Mode sounds similar to other Mac audio software, Hog Mod definitely adds mid bass warmth, maybe this is an increase in jitter or just a change in jitter spectrum, though Hog Mode in other audio software doesn't seem to have this effect?
Here are some questions maybe JA can answer:
1. Any chance of graphing the PS3 Slim and measuring the jitter?
2. Is is possible to measure the toslink jitter output of a Macbook with PureMusic vs PureMusic with Hog Mode vs iTunes?
3. Another option would be the MF V-Link but how much jitter would be added over a 50 foot 75 ohm coax?
*Also, the PS3 only plays 16/44 wave files by default, using PS3 Media Server allows streaming of Apple Lossless and FLAC files. High Resolution files can be accommodated with the PS3 Media Server by streaming as video files but this feature is currently broken on the OSX version.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
So what am I, chopped liver?
So far Mr. Atkinson has jumped into this thread twice:
first to answer a question about HDMI outputs and then to answer a question about the PS3.
All well and good and much appreciated but I'm still waiting for some kind of response regarding the use of an S/PDIF digital audio connection where one's computer is equipped with such a connection.
Again I thank you in advance for your response.
First I want to thank JA for his interest in the PS3, here is a link to the PS3 Media Server for OSX that would be required for streaming audio to the PS3:
In response to your questions:
First are there any DACs, other than those within a A/V receiver/processor equipped with HDMI inputs, which have HDMI digital audio inputs?
Not to my knowledge, typically the high jitter rate on HDMI (due to clock being based on video instead of the audio signal) and the copy protection discourages much high end interest in HDMI.
Are there any way to convert an HDMI to a S/PDIF connection?
Yes some converter exist, I believe somewhere around $400
Second are there any advantages to using an HDMI digital audio output rather than a USB output?
Depends on the implementation but generally I cant see the advantage of dealing with the higher jitter and copy protection inherent in HDMI.
The third option would be via a S/PDIF digital audio connection on computers/laptops equipped with such a connection. My desktop computer has a S/PDIF digital audio connection which is built into the motherboard as part of the Realtek ALC888S Audio subsystem. The same question asked above for the HDMI connection also applies here, i.e. are there any advantages to using the S/PDIF digital audio output rather than a USB output?
Depends on the quality of the USB output from the Realtek vs the quality of something link the MF V-link. USB historically has been problematic on both the Windows and Mac platform to some degree though it can be done right.
Since there appear to be several ways other than USB to connect a computer/laptop to an external DAC, except for MACs (which seem to live in Appleland all by themselves and have many, many issues regarding audio playback), why is Stereophile's main and only focus on the problematic USB output?
My opinion is that USB has the potential to do what firewire has done in the professional arena without having to deal with custom and often buggy system drivers. Overall though the Mac is easer to configure and consistently replicate the configuration necessary to setup low jitter and bit perfect audio playback compared to Windows.
I thank you (meaning whoever answers) for your insightful answer.
Depends on the quality of the USB output from the Realtek vs the quality of something link the MF V-link. USB historically has been problematic on both the Windows and Mac platform to some degree though it can be done right.
I don't understand this response. The Realtek does not have a USB output, it has a S/PDIF digital audio output. I guess the real question should be do S/PDIF digital audio outputs have less jitter, and therefore less problems, than USB digital audio connections? And are the problems with an S/PDIF digital audio connection easier to resolve than the problems of a USB audio connection?
Apologies for the tardy response. In my V-Link review I did compare the jitter rejection of my MacBook's optical S/PDIF output with that via USB and the V-Link. The USB connection was slightly lower jitter overall but the noisefloor was very slightly less clean. I'd go with the V-LInk if only because the MacBook's optical output won't transmit bit-perfect data at 88.2kHz.
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I read with intense interest your review in the April 2011 Stereophile and would like to report an anomaly that you may not be aware of. I believe that your Mac mini is outdated for this review. The reason I state this is because I recently made a couple of jumps in the iMac department from a 21inch/3.06 ghz intel i3 processor/DDR2, 12gb, 1067mhz memory to a 27inch/2.93ghz intel i7 quad core processor/DDR3 16gb 1333mhz.
I had recently sold my Wadia transport and started using the 21 inch iMac although listening with the stock DDR2 4gb. After reading various reports I installed 8gb of RAM and was amazed to hear so much more music, better bass etc. This led me to dump the 21 inch iMac and buy the top-of-the-line iMac and installed 16gb RAM. The difference was startling and surpassed the Wadia with AES/EBU connection.
With this set-up, I can easily discern various USB cables and DACs. When I first started the process, a dealer loaned me the Bel Canto 3.5 with VBS separate power supply and it sounded really bad compared to my Wadia 521. That tipped me off to a problem or what I say, an anomaly, which is, how can a new top-of-the-line DAC sound worse than a two year old DAC? After switching iMacs, I again compared the DACS and the 3.6/VBS stomped the Wadia.
Which brings me to you. How can there be no real distinction between a Halide Bridge and a V-Link? May I suggest that you borrow a newer iMac or MacPro? Also, on page 166, you state your associated equipment: " G4 Mac mini running OS 10.5.8." Are you kidding? In the same paragraph you list much newer equipment. I feel that you have done a disservice to your own review by using an inferior piece of equipment.
The iterations of Apple Macs are: G4, G5, Intel duo, Intel core duo, Intel i3, Intel i5, Intel i7 and in the Mac Pro line, well we won't go there. Your Mac mini is six iterations behind - close to 12 years of processing power and the current OS is 10.6.7. You don't even state the amount of RAM in your mini but it's probably a DDR, 667mhz with 1 gb RAM.
I hope that you will consider doing another review using the correct equipment.
Sorry to hear that, though I must admit I am not sure why it should be outdatedat least for music-streaming duties.
I was under the impression I clearly wrote that I thought the Halide Bridge was slightly better-sounding, though whether that was enough to justify the 3x price is going to be down to the individual user.
Nope. OS10.5.8 (Leopard) was the last version of OSX to run on a G4 Mac. I bought the Mac mini almost 5 years ago. True, it only has 1GB of RAM but it is only used as a music server and for my music production. I assume you would be horrified to learn that that same Mac mini was used for all the Stereophile and Cantus recordings I have done since I bought it, some of which have been highly praised for their sound quality.
Why? Streaming audio files is not a processor-intensive activity, so I have not yet felt my Mac mini obsolete. Running Pure Music in Memory Play mode on the Mac mini with the V-Link and the Halide doesn't sound any different from running it on my Intel MacBook running OS10.6.7 with 4GB of RAM. And please note that I also use in my computer-audio reviews a recent PC with a dual-core AMD Athlon processor and 4GB RAM running Windows 7 and Foobar 2000. IS that computer also not the "correct equipment"?
Look, I am not dissing your opinion or your right to express that opinion, but I do feel your reaction a little extreme.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
I have a mid 2009 Macbook pro and the optical output transmits 44, 48, 88 and 96khz bit perfect.
I once heard a difference, not so subtle, between two listenings of a same CD on the same system but the second listening occured after the CD have been "demagnetized"...I never tought that I would ear a difference but I did! And my brain and/or ears had nothing to do with it because I did'nt even know what was done to the CD between the two spins...
But I think that this exemple of weird hi-fi trick is kinda the most esoteric thing (hi-fi wise...) I'm willing to accept! Adding a $%&!load of RAM in my computer to obtain better sound is like, in my opinion, replacing my amp's 350VA toroidal transformer by a 10KVA industrial monster. It dosn't make any sense to me but it's just my opinion!
The real problem is that this kind of ideas is not good for the audiophiles community. I love listening to music well reproduced and I tend to convince other people that they are missing something with their cheap stuff but comments like these, in particular when they are adressed to the chief editor of Stereophile Magasine who happens to be a recording engineer, can only do harm to hi-fi. Wake up and buy yourself a new pair of speakers instead of throwing away your computers!
First, I find this forum refreshing, with intellegnet input from John and many other Stereophile contributors.
I too doubt the night and day quality difference attributed to Pricessor speeds and/or RAM quantities. But this is not to piss on anyones shoes. The high end is what it is due to thinking and tweaking outside the box. Certainly the new world of computer audio is still a bit confusing. Don't I wish I had found better guidance 18 months ago when I thought ripping my entire CD library to .WAV files was the safest way to go!
And I now understand why so many audiophiles have adopted Apple for their server( I know that few Apple owners realize they have a tiny digital optical out buried down inside of the headphone jack, on all Macs.
Anyway, I had always wanted a copy of Fremers Phone Preamp comarison that he burned to CD and played to skeptics of disturbingly dear Phono Pre's or various cartridges. I would buy one if JA would/could reproduce one using music without copyright protection.
Back to Computer build differences. We could use a Fremer-like CD comparing the same music using an old PC, and Old Mac, and the newer versions, with modest to massive amounts of RAM. You would also have plenty of room to record a noisy USB vs. a product like the V-link.
good stuff
As I have stated many times on this forum my computer audio system consists of a Windows 7 based computer running Squeezebox Server and four different Squeezebox devices located throughout my home. My music library is stored on external hard drives connected to the Windows 7 computer via USB. The music files are encoded into the flac format, are fully tagged and have cover art plus additional scans and information.
What puzzles me is why would anyone use a hard wired computer-to-stereo type of computer audio system, especially in light of the problems and drawbacks that I am always reading about. Problems such as harmful jitter when using a USB connection, non-automatic switching when listening to files with different sample rates (such as playing a file with a 44.1kHZ sample rate followed by a file with a 96kHZ sample rate). Then there are all of the various issues with music player and music library management software (iTunes is a complete disaster in this regard). Add in the fact that the hard wired computer-to-stereo type of computer audio system limits everything to one audio system as opposed to the streaming computer audio model which gives one access to one's entire music library, in full fidelity, at multiple locations and I'm truly left scratching my head.
I'm not writing this as critique of Stereophile's coverage of computer-to-stereo type of computer audio systems since Stereophile is just trying to serve the needs of its readership and therefore does its best to cover all bases. As a matter of fact I'm grateful for Stereophile's coverage and positive reviews of the many of the Squeezebox devices since it was their glowing review of the Squeezebox Transporter which set me on the path of a computer based audio system.
So perhaps now would be a good time for Stereophile to do a full blown feature on choosing (comparing the various methods currently available) and setting up (listing hardware and software needed along with the various options available) a computer based audio from the ground up. And hopefully in the process making an effort to dispel many of the myths and falsehoods which run rampant in this often very confusing field.
I've been looking at purchasing either the Benchmark DAC1 USB or the Centrance DACmini. Both are supposed to deal with jitter to the point that it is not an issue. Now comes along the V-Link. Will the V-Link really be an audible improvement? Or would I just be slipping hairs that have already been split. I'm willing to pay for audible improvement, but if Benchmark and Centrance claim to have mostly eliminated jitter (and Stereophile rates the Benchmark as a Class A device), is adding the V-Link going to reduce jitte even further - audibly? I'm also concerned about too many "links" in my system. This is adding another device to the chain.
One concern I had with the V-Link is its use of the host computer USB connection as a power source, and and the potential for introducing power supply noise into the down-stream DAC due to the lack of galvanic isolation when using the RCA S/PDIF connection. This concern was touched on in the April review, with the optical output being recommended for this reason (though I think JA used the RCA output with good results).
I have purchased (but not yet received) a V-Link to use with an HP laptop and I am wondering if using a separately-powered USB hub to interface the V-link to the laptop would provide any isolation and alleviate the above concern. Assuming the hub utilizes a high quality "wall wart" that is quieter than the laptop power supply (maybe a big assumption), could this potentially provde any audible improvement? I'm interested to know if anyone has experimented with this.
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